Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome . Fifty-one Consecutive Patients Treated by Maxillofacial Surgery

The place of surgical treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) remains unclear. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has a response rate of 41% overall and only 5% when retrolingual narrowing is present. Thus, in cases with suspected hypopharyngeal collapse maxillofacial surgery has been pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2000-08, Vol.162 (2), p.641-649
Hauptverfasser:	BETTEGA, GEORGES, PEPIN, JEAN-LOUIS, VEALE, DAN, DESCHAUX, CHRYSTELE, RAPHAEL, BERNARD, LEVY, PATRICK
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Female Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Hyoid Bone - surgery Male Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Medical sciences Middle Aged Oral Surgical Procedures Osteotomy - methods Polysomnography Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome
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